Sexual Satisfaction and Sexual Expression as Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction and Stability.

By Susan Sprecher, Rodney M. Cate. 2004

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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND GROUP PROCESSES Maintaining Sexual Desire in Intimate Relationships: The Importance of Approach Goals (2008, unknown): “Further, many empirical studies have documented a significant positive association between sexual satisfaction and dating and marital quality (Yeh, Lorenz, Wickrama , Conger, & Elder, 2006; see review by Sprecher & Cate, 2004).”
Attachment and daily sexual goals: A study of dating couples (2008, background): “375 Given the importance of sexual intimacy in enabling couples to maintain happy and longlasting relationships (see review by Sprecher & Cate, 2004) as well as the specific role of sexual goals in promoting relationship satisfaction (Impett, Peplau, & Gable, 2005), it is especially useful to…”
Intimate Justice: A Critical Analysis of Sexual Satisfaction (2010, background): “These various theoretical models and measurement strategies have produced findings that are often inconsistent and plagued by definitional and conceptual issues (DeLamater & Hyde, 2004; Sprecher & Cate, 2004).”
“What do you mean when you say that you are sexually satisfied?” A mixed methods study (2014, background): “Research on sexual satisfaction has consistently found gender differences when men and women are asked what qualities are associated with sexually satisfying sex (Dundon and Rellini, 2010; Heiman et al., 2011; Sprecher and Cate 2004).”
Bound to interact: The divergent goals and complex interplay of attachment and sex within romantic relationships (2010, background): “Moreover, sexual satisfaction tends to contribute to the quality and stability of most romantic relationships (see the review by Sprecher & Cate, 2004), and sexual dysfunction is likely to reduce relationship satisfaction (e.g., Hartman, 1983; Hassebrauck & Fehr, 2002).”
Scripting sexual passivity: A gender role perspective (2007, background): “Given the importance of sexual satisfaction for overall relationship satisfaction and longevity (see Sprecher & Cate, 2004, for a review), the effects of gender-based sexual roles on sexual enjoyment have potentially broad implications for romantic relationships.”
The Madonna-Whore Dichotomy: Men Who Perceive Women's Nurturance and Sexuality as Mutually Exclusive Endorse Patriarchy and Show Lower Relationship Satisfaction (2018, background): “…expected men’s MWD endorsement to correlate positively with diminished sexual and, consequently, relationship satisfaction (see Butzer and Campbell 2008; Byers 2005; Heiman et al. 2011; Sprecher 2002; Sprecher and Cate 2004, for the link between sexual and relationship satisfaction) (Hypothesis 4).”
Attachment orientations, sexual functioning, and relationship satisfaction in a community sample of women (2007, background): “…to a reciprocal relationship between these two systems: The quality of couples’ sex life contributes to relationship satisfaction and stability (see Sprecher & Cate, 2004, for an extensive review) and attachment processes shape the way in which individuals construe their sexual interactions (see…”
“I can’t get no satisfaction”: Insecure attachment, inhibited sexual communication, and sexual dissatisfaction (2006, result): “Hence, consistent with the literature (e.g., Bradbury & Karney, 1993; Sprecher & Cate, 2004), relationship satisfaction is an important contributor to sexual satisfaction.”
Approach and avoidance sexual motives: Implications for personal and interpersonal well-being (2005, background): “More generally, feelings of satisfaction with the sexual aspects of an intimate relationship contribute to overall relationship satisfaction and stability over time (e.g., Sprecher, 2002; see review by Sprecher & Cate, 2004).”
Who is the “Self” in Self Reports of Sexual Satisfaction? Research and Policy Implications (2011, background): “For example, some researchers have evaluated the degree to which an individual is satisfied or happy with the sexual aspect of his or her relationship (Sprecher and Cate 2004).”
Late Adolescent Girls’ Sexual Experiences and Sexual Satisfaction (2006, background): “Although numerous studies have investigated correlates of sexual satisfaction in adult women (see review by Sprecher & Cate, 2004), no research to date has explicitly examined the factors that enable adolescent girls and young women to have positive, satisfying sexual experiences.”